Poultry coop or crate



' Oct. 4. 1927.

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A structure which is a preferred embojdi-e.

ment otmy invention is: illustrated;infthe accompanylng. drawing, forming a part oi this applic-atioii, in whichz.

vationfljo tlag coop or crate embodying the "features at my 1 i Fi '1 is a front-e1 i'orconvenience iniillustration. a Fig. 2 is a fragmentary inside'perspective showingfdetails ot 'connectingthe partsz 5 4 Fig; t 'is 'a detailhorizonta-l sectionon a has corresponding to 11m pf iFig.,;- 3.

F 5 is a "de taililiorizontal i sectionaon a line corresponding; torli ne 5 O-F1g'. 6 details of thefioo'r. (supporting "1e "and the" partition s'upPjOrtS;

a Pig; 6 is a-det ailyerti cal section ona me corresponding: to 'line 646 ct Fi -5.7- a l I Fig. I 7 is a fragmentary perspective View corresponding-to line -7-:7 o-twFig. 5 "details at -tlr'e' end panel attach 2 show n In the drawing, similar refereiice fichai acters refer to similarparts throughout the settle-1 Views, and t ll'e s'ectional iews are taken looking in the direction of the little arrows'at the ends of the section lines.

Referring to the drawings,:1 provide a frame comprising corner uprights 1, intermediate end uprights 2 and intermediate side uprights 3. The horizontal side 'members {i and 5 and the bottom and top horizontal end members 6 and 7 are connected to .the uprights-by corner irons substantially as shown in the WViselogel Patent No. 1,359,643.

The uprights are, in the structure illustrated,

formed of channel iron the end uprights being arranged with their channels facing inwardly.

invention,- the partition :w al'ls being omitted -3 is an enlarged fragmentary ;vie'w- "m,kitten;'ca actiioninicnmm;itesienpmjd mtidit Essences r zon a b rs 9r-a d. verti .--,10,

aro nd h :b rs sn g gef th rewi h t- .by lefie r ly i e ui ng't pa els, twa- ,I he str cture il' u r an (h s; a plurality of floors or; decks providing a jseri-es-pi soaps one faboye the. other The." floor led'gesgm are secured on the inner sides ot the corner up ghts iwhi sponding ledges M are s c redybacki t back-.011 :t Ni t idia-te upright @These ledges ofv .chaimei cross-.secti'on the'grid :floors 15 resting upon the topor the uppeflegs' ott'heledges while lpans lfi slide between'theJeg's 0i the ledges.

, f ,The. side panels, "designated L generallyghy I the mumenal 17, (are formed; of '=longitudina-l 7 v n Nertic l'slats- 719i These ilongis '1 tudinal bars have ofi Set'sQOwtherein aIclj-acent t'l1ei;up r1jgl1tsh3. 5' The ends: of'qthe hars 118 are. s-ecuredto the corner uprights. v

U-shaipied iclipsTQl embrace thauprights 'o'uter arms -22 of the clips having {or Olfsetsy-EZZS; therein; engaging the offsets 20. 'llhe "ends 1 0st these arms aa rejea outwardly proizidin gjspringmembers which} are en Y ggaged by theclampingbolts so that secure clamping actionsrn'ay (be ,had with comparatively li ghticlipsqiv I x; g 2 By: this; means theiparts are very efiectiye. ly? secured and greataccuracy ,fdr lhi'rrg and assembling the; parts is not required.

afllhe floo mledges iiotxonly constitute mead-is ifortsitpportingjthe fioors lbut-tlrey: also "con *sfiituteI frame? lilienibers, wbracingi and. rein- ;theframe, I and -also means dior snip:-

i-porting'the, partitions.

The, transverse Vertical partition '25 is arranged between the floor ledges let and supported by lugs 26 struck inwardly from one of the bottom pair of ledges. The longitudinal partitions 27 are engaged in aligned notches 28 formed in the floor ledges. The partitions are thus eflectiyelysecured and the structure'is simple and economical.

I have illustrated and described my im: provements in an embodiment'which I have found very'practicah [I have not attempted to illustrate or describe certainmodifications and adaptations as I belieye the disclosure I made llenable those. skilledin the art to embody or adapt 'my improvements; as ma bedesired. I I. g I I I jving ,thus described my invention, what I as, new I and desire to secure by LetterS'PatenL iSL I 1.:In structure of the class described, grim-combination of a panel-comprising corneriuprights, an intermediate fuprig'ht, wallpanels comprising horizontal bars provided -'th-slats, saidfbars beingsecured attheir' said co rner uprights and havin tinwa ets," therein aligned with. sai -frintermedmteupri'ght, :U-"shaped ;c1i s embracg 'saidintermediateupright-an saidhori m1 "bars, the outer arms of said (:11 s ward offsets thereiniengag ing' "t e s'aid horizontal bars, such clip arms ting'beyond their ofi'sets toprovide mngrmembersam *clampin bolts ar-' angedfthrough the armslof sai clips-f In a structure of the class described, 7 I theioombi'nation of a panel comprising corner upri'g'htIsyani intermediate upright, wall I comprising horizontal bars provided ledges- I, h slats,'a'said' barspbeingsecured at their 7 In O -834d corneruprights and havin inthe-combination of a frame-comprising cor.- ofisets therein :alignedwitli 'sai inner uprights and Iintermediate uprights, edia-te Tupright,- U-'shaped cli s embrae floorsupporting. ledges secured in vpairs. on gg said intermediate upri ht an said horij 'sengafgin the o sets in said'horimm bars,; an is amping bolts arranged I thearins o f=sai d clips. f f 1 aQ-jstructure of the slugs, described," I mbinationoff a; frameicomprising cornprights, anlintermediate upright, wall v eomp'rising'? horizontalbars provided *withfslats, idl bars being secured at their ends-to said orner vuprights and, having off 7 gets tl ereinj djacent said intermediate upe ght, -and clips embracingsaid intermediate pright andsaid horizontal bars engaging 'dofisetsthereinrf m I 4 "In a structure of t 'e classfldescribed, combination of aJ-fram'e comprising an ht, wall -panelszrcomprising barsv having 'erein: adjacent said 5 upright, U- I i'psiembracing said r.-upr'ight"and f I I said-clips havin [offsets thereinv my hand, i

the ofisetsinr sai "bars,-such clip r I projecting beybnd 'the ofisets the'reof -bolts arranged through the arms of said clips. I I 5. In a structure. of the class described, the'combinationof a frame comprising an ing offsets-therein adjacent said upright,

bars engaging-said offsets therein.

' 6;,In a structure of the class described,

floor supportingledges of channel cross section secured in pairs ,backto back von said and other of suchledges mountedqonsaid said ledges having aligned slots therein, one of the bottom pair of ledges onsai'd interpairs of ledges resting on said lugs, and partitions engaged in sald aligned slotsin said ledges having. aligned slots therein, one; of the ledges 011' said intermediate uprights aligned notches insaid'ledges.

securedinqrpalrs onsaid uprights, one of the bottom pair of ledgesflhaving; lugs struck supports, and. a; partition: arranged between V uprightpwall panels comprising bars hZLV the combination of a f-rame comprising core I 'ner uprights and intermediateuprights,

to provide spring members, and clampin'g'y;

and clipsembracing said upright and said I intermediate uprights to face outwardly end uprights to face inwardly, the legs of "7o mediate 'up'ri hts, having lugs struck :in-

wardly-there romproviding partition sup 7 ports, a partition arranged between said astructure of idescribed,

'said intermediate .upr'ightsto-face. outwardj ly and other of. such ledges mounted on. 'said' enduprights to faceuinwardly,,sald

a5- having lugsstruck inwardly therefrom proe viding partition supports, a partition ar-I ranged between said pairs of ledges resting on said lugs,- and partitionsengaged in said I 8, Ina structure of theo1ass.1descr-ibed, the, combination; of a frame comprising in; te'rmediate uprights, floor supporting ledges inwardly therefrom providing" partition i said,pairs:of'ledgesgrestingpn said lugs. In witness whereof I have hereunto-set I eriARLEs i 

